REYNOLDS - Services for Willard Adkins will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
Andersonville National Cemetery. Adkins, 77, died Saturday, May 26, 2001,
in a local hospital. Born in Bleckley County, he had lived in Taylor County
for the past 21 years. He was a retired civil service employee with Robins
Air Force Base and was a World War II Navy veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Lillian C. Adkins of Reynolds; children
Sandra Carroll of Fairfield, Calif., Toby Adkins of Reynolds, David Adkins
of Byron and Ricky Adkins of Culloden; sister Irene Harris of Milledgeville;
nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Goddard Funeral
Home.

Ruby W. Bailey

ORLANDO, Fla. - Services for Ruby W. Bailey will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday
at Ingleside United Methodist Church, Macon, with burial in Riverside Cemetery,
Macon. Bailey, 91, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, in Orlando Regional Medical
Center. Born in Ashburn, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Luella
Lockerman Wiggins. Bailey had lived in Macon before moving to Orlando five
years ago. She was a homemaker and had worked for the Wesleyan Christian
Advocate. Bailey was a member of Ingleside United Methodist Church and
an honorary member of the James L. Brake Sunday School Class.

Survivors include her husband, Marvin Z. Bailey Sr. of Orlando; son
Marvin Z. Bailey Jr. of Orlando; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Snow's Memorial
Chapel, Cherry Street. Memorials may be made to Ingleside United Methodist
Church, 3187 Ridge Ave., Macon 31204.

Zoe Bickley

MARSHALLVILLE - Services for Zoe Mary Bickley will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Marshallville United Methodist Church with burial in Marshallville City
Cemetery. Bickley, 51, died Sunday, May 27, 2001. Born in Sumter County,
she was a member of Marshallville United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Alton M. Bickley of Marshallville; children
Amy Bickley of Suwannee and Murray Bickley of Athens.

The family may be contacted at 508 E. Main St., Marshallville. In lieu
of flowers, memorials may be made to Marshallville United Methodist Church
or to the donor's favorite charity. Rooks Funeral Home, Fort Valley, has
charge of arrangements.

James Blackmon

Services for James F. Blackmon will be private. Blackmon, 61, died Sunday,
May 27, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Marietta, he was the son
of the late Jim and Mary Frances Hutton Blackmon. He was a self-employed
drywall finisher.

Survivors include his son Tim Blackmon of Tampa, Fla.; daughter Tammy
Galloway of Atlanta; brothers Tommy Blackmon of Kennesaw, Mickey Blackmon
of Cartersville and Joe Blackmon of Dallas; and five grandchildren.

Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements.

Landrum Bland

DUBLIN - Services for Landrum James Bland will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home with burial in Dublin Memorial Gardens.
Bland, 92, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, in a Dublin hospital. A native
of Johnson County, he was the son of the late Henry S. Bland and the late
Ellen Mason Bland. He had lived in Laurens County most of his life. Bland
was a Baptist. He was employed at Cochran Brothers for many years. He was
the widower of Nora Mae Bright Bland.

Survivors include his daughters Peggy Joyce Stepp of Warner Robins and
June Catherine Stewart of Bonaire; brother Earl R. Bland of Dublin; sister
Lelia B. Sapp of Wrightsville; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 tonight at the funeral
home.

Luther Bloodworth

Services for Luther Usrie Bloodworth will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in
Riverside Cemetery. Bloodworth, 69, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, in a local
hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Macon, he was the son of the
late Luther U. and Rachel Patterson Bloodworth. Educated in Bibb County,
he was also a graduate of Lanier High School and Mercer University. Bloodworth
studied music at Wesleyan Conservatory. He was a member of Cherokee Heights
Baptist Church, where he served as organist for 41 years. Before retiring,
he was a partner in Ingleside Florist and Gift Shop, and Greetings Unlimited.
Bloodworth was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order, Bon Hommes, the Georgia
State Florists Association and the American Guild of Organists. He was
an Army veteran.

Survivors include his sister Shirley Butler of Macon; niece and nephews
Janet Walker and Billy Walker, both of Macon.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 tonight at Snow's Memorial
Chapel, Cherry Street. The family may be contacted at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. Melson Butler, 4180 Canyon Road, Macon 31210. Memorials may be
made to the American Parkinson's Disease Association, Suite 104, 60 Bay
St., Staten Island, N.Y. 10301, or to the donor's favorite charity.

Runette Bostick

JULIETTE - Services for Runette Collins Bostick will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday
in Juliette United Methodist Church Cemetery. Bostick, 59, died Saturday,
May 26, 2001, at Macon Northside Hospital. She was the daughter of the
late Joel Collins and the late Sybil Collins Todd. Bostick was a member
of East Juliette Baptist Church and a homemaker. She had worked for Georgia
Power Co., Plant Shearer.

Survivors include her husband, Donald E. Bostick of Juliette; daughters
Rebecca Croom and Rachel Brown, both of Macon; sisters Mary Sapp and Janice
Thompson, both of Macon, Dorothy Driggers of Savannah; brothers Joel Collins
of Milledgeville, Cecil Collins of East Dublin and Gerald Collins of Warner
Robins; and two granddaughters.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Monroe County
Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American
Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Md. 20852. Monroe
County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.

Barbara Buchanan

PERRY - Services for Barbara Middlebrooks Buchanan will be at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, Griffin, with burial in Oak Hill
Cemetery. Buchanan, 62, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, at her home. Born
in Spalding County, she was the daughter of the late Julius Hiram Middlebrooks
and the late Elsie Malone Middlebrooks. Buchanan had lived in Spalding
County for 40 years before moving to Perry 22 years ago. She was a homemaker
and a member of Memorial Heights Baptist Church. Buchanan was a former
kindergarten teacher at Hammond Drive Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Gordon Buchanan; daughter Angela Hardin
of Gastonia, N.C.; sisters Betty B. Ballard of Marietta and Diane Beall
of Griffin; and three grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
The family may be contacted at the home of Diane and Jimmy Beall, 306 Leola
Drive, Griffin.

Joseph Clements Sr.

DECATUR - Services for Joseph G. Clements Sr. will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Macon Memorial Park,
Macon. Clements, 73, died Friday, May 25, 2001, at his home. He was a World
War II Navy veteran. Clements was retired from Lanier Financial Services
and was a member of the Church of Christ.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society,
c/o Homebank Mortgage Corp., attention Sara Schwartz, 5555 Glenridge Connector
N.E., Suite 800, Atlanta 30342 or to the Methodist's Children's Home, Decatur.

Alice Coleman

Services for Alice Greene Coleman will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Center
Hill Baptist Church, with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Coleman, 100,
died Thursday, May 24, 2001. Born and educated in Lumpkin, she was the
daughter of the late Molly and Elliott Greene. She was a member of Center
Hill Baptist Church and was the oldest mother of the church. Coleman was
a homemaker and a member of the Older American Council.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bentley
& Sons Funeral Home. The family may be contacted at 3401 Houston Ave.,
Pendleton Homes, Apt. C2, Macon.

Joseph V. Collins

COCHRAN - Services for Joseph V. Collins will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at Mathis Funeral Home with burial in Pulaski-Bleckley Memorial Gardens.
Collins, 80, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, in Pineview Nursing Center. A native
of Wilkinson County, he was the son of the late Frank and Lucille Fordham
Collins. He had lived most of his life in Cochran. Collins was a retired
civil service employee with Robins Air Force Base, a World War II Army
veteran and a member of Mount Horeb Primitive Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Monnelle S. Collins of Cochran; son Gene
Collins of Eastman; sisters Lessie Carden and Sarah Williams, both of Danville,
Ruby Adkins of Cochran, Mary Wynn of Macon and Evelyn Hearndon of Lizella;
five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

The family may be contacted at the residence, Route 2, Limestone Road,
Cochran.

Vivian Davis

Services for Vivian "Vip" Davis will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul
AME Church, with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Davis died Tuesday,
May 22, 2001. Born in Macon, she was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul
AME Church.

The family may be contacted at 1499 Anthony Road, Macon. Bentley &
Sons Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Gwendolyn Haney

MONTICELLO - Services for Gwendolyn Johnston Haney will be at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Jordan Funeral Home with burial in West View Cemetery. Haney,
79, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, at a Monroe nursing home. A native of
Blunt County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late M.L. Johnston and
the late Nellie Mae Collins Johnston. Before retiring, Haney worked as
a dental hygienist at Dr. Tom Brady's office. She was a member of Monticello
Presbyterian Church. Haney was a volunteer drive member for the American
Heart Association and a volunteer with the Special Olympics. She was a
former member of the E.L. Club and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Eatonton VFW. She was the widow of James Wilburn Haney.

Survivors include her children Dee Higgins of Conyers and Jack V. Haney
of Tucker; brother Kenneth Johnston of Cleveland, Tenn.; sister Lossalie
Phipps of Cartersville; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.

Betty Smith

VIDALIA - Services for Betty Wilson Howell Smith will be at 11 a.m.
today at Smith Street Baptist Church with burial in Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
Smith, 73, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, at her home. A native of Bulloch
County, she lived most of her life in Vidalia. Smith retired as group chief
operator with Southern Bell after 32 years of service. She also founded
Smith's Fried Chicken, which she operated for 25 years. Smith was a member
of the Telephone Pioneers of America, the Women of the Moose Auxiliary
Vidalia-Lyons Chapter No. 1511 and Smith Street Baptist Church. She was
the widow of John E. Howell II.

Survivors include her daughters Joan Lee of Hazlehurst, Joyce James
of Lyons and Donna Ryals of Macon; son John E. Howell of Lyons; brothers
Clifford Wilson of Virginia, Don Wilson and Bobby Wilson, both of Statesboro,
and Calvin Wilson of Lyons; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Murchison Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

CLANCE, Mary Evelyn: 80 of 3016 Ruark Road, died Saturday, May 26, 2001
at her home. Funeral services will be held today, May 28, 2001, at 3 p.m.
in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary with Reverend Randy Dudley officiating.
Burial will follow in New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Flowers will be
accepted or donations may be made to Hospice of Central Georgia, P.O. Box
6533, Macon, GA. 31208. The family may be contacted at the residence. Hart's
Mortuary has charge of arrangements.
BAILEY, Ruby W.: 91, of 3807 Venice Drive, Orlando, FL 32806, died
Sunday, May 27, 2001, in Orlando Regional Medical Center. Services: 2:30
p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at Ingleside United Methodist Church. The
Rev. Wesley Jones and the Rev. Richard Lanning will officiate. Burial will
be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Snow's Memorial
Chapel, Cherry Street. Donations may be made to Ingleside United Methodist
Church, 3187 Ridge Ave., Macon, GA 31204. Born in Ashburn, Mrs. Bailey
had lived in Orlando for the past five years, moving there from Macon.
She was a homemaker and previously worked for the Wesleyan Christian Advocate.
Mrs. Bailey was a member of Ingleside United Methodist church and an honorary
member of the James L. Brake Sunday School Class. She was the daughter
of the late Julius and Luella Lockerman Wiggins and was preceded in death
by a son who lived in Ellijay, Georgia, Fred L. Bailey. Survivors: husband,
Marvin Z. Bailey Sr. of Orlando; son Marvin Z. Bailey Jr. of Orlando; six
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Snow's
Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.

BLOODWORTH, Luther Usrie: 69, of 3325 Ingleside Ave., Macon, died Saturday,
May 26, 2001, in a local hospital. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, graveside
in Riverside Cemetery, entering through the north gate. The Rev. Stephen
N. Johnson and the Rev. Mark Johnson will officiate. Visitation: 6 to 7
tonight at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street. The family will be at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Melson Butler, 4180 Canyon Road, Macon, GA
31210. Donations may be made to the American Parkinson's Disease Association,
Suite 104, 60 Bay St., Staten Island, NY 10301, or to the donor's favorite
charity. Mr. Bloodworth was born in Macon and had lived here for all of
his life. He was educated in Bibb County and was a graduate of Lanier High
School, Mercer University in 1954, and studied music at Wesleyan Conservatory.
Mr. Bloodworth was a member of Cherokee Heights Baptist Church, serving
as organist 41 years. Before his retirement, he was a partner in Ingleside
Florist and Gift Shop and Greetings Unlimited. He was a member of Kappa
Alpha Order, Bon Hommes, the Georgia State Florist Association, the American
Guild of Organists and served in the U.S. Army Adjutant General Corps for
two years. Mr. Bloodworth was the son of the late Luther U. and Rachel
Patterson Bloodworth. Survivors: sister and brother-in-law Shirley and
Melson Butler of Macon; niece and nephew Janet and Billy Walker of Macon;
great-niece and great-nephew Rachel Bloodworth Walker and William Melson
"Bo" Walker of Macon; aunts Mrs. Harvey B. Bloodworth of Macon and Mrs.
T. Coleman Bloodworth of Mobile, Ala.; and several cousins. Snow's Memorial
Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.

JILES, James Robert: 65, of 671 Springdale Woods Drive, Macon, died
Saturday, May 26, 2001, in a local nursing home. Services; 11 a.m. today,
May 28, 2001, at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street. The Rev. John Haney
will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, entering from the
north gate. The family will be at the residence, 671 Springdale Woods Drive,
Macon, GA 31210. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.